Re: Grrrrrrr! This undead again! How do I get rid of "Windows Messenger"???

From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:44:58 -0500

See:

http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm
http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm 

-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) 
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
Michael Moser wrote:
> After a recent system "security" update this darn Windows Messenger that
> MS tries to push down our all throat has reappeared in my task bar
> whenever I start Outlook Express (which I use as my news reader).
> 
> MS LISTEN: I DON'T WANT THAT DARN THING!
> 
> And worse: while so far I always somewhere found an option to get rid of
> this, it seems, that this time there is no such option, neither in the
> Messenger's own option dialog nor somewhere in OE's options. How do I
> stop this Windows Messenger from starting up together with OE6? Nuke the
> .DLL, or what?
> 
> This is on XP (+SP2).
> 
> Michael

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